She initially pleaded not guilty to charges including manufacturing and possessing marijuana, but changed her plea Tuesday.

Sanderlin, who reportedly lived in a $10,000-a-month rented mansion in Scarsdale, N.Y., and once drove a Maserati, is often compared to the lead character in the Showtime TV series "Weeds" — a suburban mother of two who starts dealing pot to make ends meet after her husband dies.